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PUNE RESEARCH  

AN INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL IN ENGLISH

( ISSN 2454  -  3454  ONLINE ) (JIF 3.02)

 VOLUME 5 , ISSUE - 3  ( MAY-JUNE  2019 )

DR. SHAILAJA B. WADIKAR

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Tale-Danda occupies an important place in the Karnad canon. In this play, Karanad deals with such issues as reflect the way of life and the thinking of an entire community. The play communicates the message that it is easy to go with the current as it makes no demands but it is very difficult to go against it. Through the events in the play Karnad has portrayed the identity between communal and caste violence, and has focused the fact that the effects of intra-religious conflict are very similar to those of inter-religious conflict. In Tale-Danda, Karnad highlights the most delicate and crucial problem of caste system that has remained burning through all the ages of the Indian history. The main reason for the defeat of Basavanna is the lack of unity and faith. The dream of egalitarian society of the social activists lie Basavanna cannot be transformed into reality as society in all periods and times is divided on the basis of caste, class, colour, religion, gender, etc.

UMAR ALTAF SOF

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Non-native speakers of English often lack the ability to comprehend and produce English idiomatic expressions aptly and in an adequate amount. This adequate and apt use of idiomatic expressions is common in the average native speakers daily life and thus considered to be a distinctive feature which characterizes English native speakers. Non-native speakers of English are found in different parts of the world. The usage of Idiomatic expressions by those speakers is considered as an important issue and is regarded as an essential part of the English Language competence. It is a necessity that all speakers of the English Language become aware and proficient in using English idiomatic expressions. It is essential and is considered a big part of English language proficiency to be able to use idiomatic expression when communicating in the English Language. This paper aims to discuss the importance of idiomatic expressions to English language learners.

Key words: comprehend, idiomatic expression, language, non-native speakers

MRINALINI SHEKHAR

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Anita Desai is one of the prominent gifted novelists in Indian English. She was born in Mussorie on 24^th June 1937.Her father was a Bengali while her mother was German. She grew up with English, Hindi, Bengali and German. English was her first language .She began her writing at the age of seven it was in English. She has written novels, stories, children books and articles. She is often considered as psychological novelist an a feminist who deals with major themes of isolation, lack of communication, inner struggle, man woman relationship and marital discords. Her protagonists are female. Language and technique used by Anita Desai is as per theme and situation. She uses memories of past that is Nostalgia as a narrative technique. Her distinct style of writing, original characters, use of language, realistic theme, and narrative technique has made her writing so endearing which earned many words, recognitions and awards for her work.  Her contribution to the literary world is without any doubt is great. All aspects of her writing are discussed in the paper.

Keywords:- Feminist, isolation, physical landscape

DR. AYESHA ANWAR WARSI

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In a world where religious beliefs reign supreme there is one group of people that dominates the masses through their religious dictatorship and then there exists another that submissively admits to the dictates of the former by being extremely God fearing. This paper tries to discover the theme of such domination in history through  one of the important play Suraj ki Antim Kiran se Suraj ki Pehli Kiran Tak (1962) written by a renowned Hindi writer, Surendra Verma. He has writtten several novels, plays and screenplays that exist not only in Hindi, but also in Urdu and English. This paper deals with the supremacy of religious “Purohits” and Priests over the king and his kingdom. It is about, how religion remains a subject which is beyond the understanding of human beings and can only be gripped under an expert supervision of the religious clergy, in oblivion that how the clergy can facilitate religion according to the need of changing times. This play is about adultery in royal household permitted by the priest and kinsman for the future heir of the state. They arrange things for the ceremony and no one puts any objection to such affairs; even the king himself becomes helpless to deal with it. To these people things are quite easy going to their understanding of religion and can be governed by introducing new rules to the righteous way of justifying them. Ironically such kind of discriminatory innovation is meant only for the upper class not for the lower class at all.

Key Words: Religion, Ritual, Politics, Sexuality, Supremacy.

MRITYUNJAY RAO

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According to New Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary, ''The word Nature denotes all the plants, animals and things that exist in the universe that are not made by people or the way that things happen in the physical world when it is not controlled by people (1016)." The proposed study is all about the physical world, its relevance and its contribution to living organism. The word ‘Environment’ is usually associated with nature which is, according to New Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary, "The environment means, ''the natural world in which people, animals and plants live (511)." In this way, nature and physical environment are the same things.

FARHAN DAUD ; DR. HABIBULLAH PATHAN & DANISH LATIF NIZAMANI

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The Study is conducted to investigate the foreign language anxiety in students of public sector schools of Hyderabad that how they deal/tackle or react when they are ask speak anything in the language other than their mother tongue. Two randomly selected schools were taken under research to investigate foreign language anxiety and found almost all students fearing to speak in second language due to various reasons. The research was conducted through questionnaire adopted (translated to participant’s native language for their better understanding) from Horwits & Cope (1986) on foreign language classroom anxiety based on five point Likert scale. The questionnaire were given to 200 randomly selected participants for better results and outcomes but the findings  were as much interesting as was expected, the students fear to make mistakes in foreign language classes, many students were lacking parental encouragement & having Peer Pressure further will be discussed in detail. The study ends with the suggestions like teachers, parents & students counselling & improving teaching methodologies.

Key words: Anxiety, Language, public sector, fear, classroom, FLA

BHAVNA A. BARIA

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Nissim Ezekiel is one of the most popular names in Indian English poetry and this genius is known for his post-modernist approach in his poetry. As in the words of P. Lal, “After the death of Sri Aurobindo, Nissim Ezekiel is the first major voice that represents, more or less, the change of an era in the History of Indian English Poetry.” In India is typical poem by Nissim Ezekiel where we neither find rhythm nor musically. In India is a wonderful example of longing and aspiration of the imaginative modern life that is full of absurdity and complexes. The element of self-criticism is also evident in this poem. It also shows the ugliness of modern life. In India, Nissim Ezekiel use different stanzas to describe the life of Indian people and India as a whole and therefore this poem is one of the greatest poems ever written by an Indian poet. Nissim Ezekiel has described the condition of the parties in India where the wives of India feel disturbed and unfit.

Key words: Post Modernism, India, Sarcastic, Indianness, Modern life, Self-criticism, Somber, Indian wives.

BHUPENDRASINH NAYKA

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As we all know Gajanan Madhav Muktibodh is one of the most influential poets in Hindi Literature and many of his works have been translated into English due to their popularity across the country. The Void is one such work that talks about the horror, destruction and violence which result from extreme self-absorption and a sense of meaningless in life. The void is not emptiness; it is stubbed with corruption and violence. It is frighteningly aggressive and is always demanding its domain of blood and violence. Man is a monster and therefore there is no escape from this horrifying situation where each one of us has been debased and dehumanized, except through more violence. Let us try to understand in detail.

Key words: Surrealistic, Horror, Hindi, Violence, Destruction, Society.

VANDNA VASAVA

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Vijay Tendulkar is the playwright who has been famous for the treatment to the character that he gives and in doing so the symbols are the obvious parts that he relies heavily on. The symbols used by Tendulkar in the play Ghashiram Kotwal are mostly taken from the world of animals. These symbols are really interesting and that is the reason why they help the readers analyse the situation and the mind-set of the playwright.When we come across these symbols, we can feel that these symbols have been taken from the world that is around us and therefore we can say that the playwright has used them in this play in its connotative way.Let us try to understand them in the following argument.

Key words: Symbols, World of Animals, Iago, Lord Ganesh, Nana, Connotative, Prey, Hunger, Sex.

DR. VINOD KUMAR BAIRWA

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Landscape play significant role and is an integral part of the creative consciousness of an artist. It becomes a signifier of one's identity. The portrayal of landscape runs as a crucial concern through diverse cultures. There are various connotations attached to landscape in different cultures. Along with differences, there are also similarities which bind the people into an experiential community. Experiences and interaction with the landscape, therefore, can be viewed as personal or individual as well as collective.